JEMS

JULY 8, 2025

Between 2006-2017 the country saw a 60% rise in pediatric emergency department visits that were related to behavioral health. This increase was also reflected in data from 2011-2020 where pediatric emergency department visits for behavioral health increased from 4.8 million in 2011 to 7.5 million in 2020. of visits.

EMT

JEMS

JUNE 23, 2025

1 EMS has always been described as the canary in the coal mine and the tip of the spear simultaneously. While EMS forms the first line of clinical response in time-sensitive crises, ranging from cardiac arrests and strokes to traumatic injuries and behavioral health emergencies, it occupies a paradoxical place in our funding architecture.

EMS

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 10, 2025

A recent study highlighted the gap in confidence surrounding paediatric assessment and management, and recommended a combined approach of targeted training and follow-up feedback from emergency departments after handover. The SWAST Feedback Project uses REDCap ( R esearch E lectronic D ata CAP ture) as its data collection platform.

E-9-1-1

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 10, 2025

Despite being a key part of a child’s emergency care journey, they rarely receive feedback on their clinical management or the patient’s outcome once care is handed over in the emergency department. If you want to know how to create a similar project in your own Emergency Department, please read the article below!

Emergency Department

JEMS

JULY 23, 2025

2 Only 1% of those studied actively attempted to solicit information from the patient with a suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), instead electing to question bystanders. The DSM-5 splits Autism Spectrum Disorder into three levels on this basis: Level 1. References 1. 11 An average lifespan of only 36.2 McCarthy, M.

E-9-1-1

JEMS

JUNE 23, 2025

Patients can lose up to 2 million brain cells every minute of a stroke; every hour without treatment, the brain ages 3 1/2 years. Remember B-E F-A-S-T, the stroke acronym, which stands for Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech and Time — as in, time to call 9-1-1. 21—It was just after 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept.

First Responder

JEMS

JUNE 12, 2025

1 Many of these approvals represent entirely new drug classes or treatment approaches. 2 Another study found that over 87% of patients seen in community paramedicine programs had multiple chronic diseases, with a high prevalence of mental health needs and medication non-adherence. 2010 , 87 , 1348.

E-9-1-1